Athlon 600 vs Ryzen Threadripper 1900X

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Primary details

Comparing processor market type (desktop or notebook), architecture, sales start time and price.

Place in the ranking893not rated
Place by popularitynot in top-100not in top-100
Cost-effectiveness evaluation2.55no data
Market segmentDesktop processorDesktop processor
SeriesAMD Ryzen Threadripperno data
Power efficiency3.23no data
DesignerAMDAMD
ManufacturerGlobalFoundriesno data
Architecture codenameZen (2017−2020)Thunderbird (1999−2000)
Release date31 August 2017 (8 years ago)23 June 1999 (26 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)$549$615

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance per price, higher is better.

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Performance to price scatter graph

Detailed specifications

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Athlon 600 basic parameters such as number of cores, number of threads, base frequency and turbo boost clock, lithography, cache size and multiplier lock state. These parameters indirectly say of CPU speed, though for more precise assessment you have to consider their test results.

Physical cores8 (Octa-Core)1 (Single-Core)
Threads161
Base clock speed3.8 GHzno data
Boost clock speed4 GHz0.6 GHz
Bus rate4 × 8 GT/sno data
Multiplier38no data
L1 cache96K (per core)128 KB
L2 cache512K (per core)512 KB
L3 cache32 MB0 KB
Chip lithography14 nm180 nm
Die size213 mm2184 mm2
Maximum case temperature (TCase)no data70 °C
Number of transistors9,600 million22 million
64 bit support+-
Windows 11 compatibility--
Unlocked multiplier+-

Compatibility

Information on Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Athlon 600 compatibility with other computer components: motherboard (look for socket type), power supply unit (look for power consumption) etc. Useful when planning a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. Note that power consumption of some processors can well exceed their nominal TDP, even without overclocking. Some can even double their declared thermals given that the motherboard allows to tune the CPU power parameters.

Number of CPUs in a configuration1 (Uniprocessor)1
SocketSP3r2A
Power consumption (TDP)125 Watt45 Watt

Technologies and extensions

Technological solutions and additional instructions supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Athlon 600. You'll probably need this information if you require some particular technology.

AES-NI+-
AVX+-

Virtualization technologies

Virtual machine speed-up technologies supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Athlon 600 are enumerated here.

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Memory specs

Types, maximum amount and channel quantity of RAM supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Athlon 600. Depending on the motherboard, higher memory frequencies may be supported.

Supported memory typesDDR4 Quad-channelDDR1
Maximum memory size2 TiBno data
Max memory channels4no data
Maximum memory bandwidth85.33 GB/sno data
ECC memory support+-

Graphics specifications

General parameters of integrated GPUs, if any.

Integrated graphics card-N/A

Peripherals

Specifications and connection of peripherals supported by Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and Athlon 600.

PCIe version3.0no data
PCI Express lanes60no data

Pros & cons summary


Recency 31 August 2017 23 June 1999
Physical cores 8 1
Threads 16 1
Chip lithography 14 nm 180 nm
Power consumption (TDP) 125 Watt 45 Watt

Ryzen Threadripper 1900X has an age advantage of 18 years, 700% more physical cores and 1500% more threads, and a 1185.7% more advanced lithography process.

Athlon 600, on the other hand, has 177.8% lower power consumption.

We couldn't decide between AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1900X and AMD Athlon 600. We've got no test results to judge.

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